<h1><center>The daily COVID chronicle - <div class=phishy>May 21, 2020</div></center></h1>
In no particular order, here are today's links from Steem and from my RSS feed. Please consider clicking through to upvote any Steem post(s) on the list.
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As mentioned in previous posts, here is <A HREF="https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">a visualization tool</A> for mapping the cases of COVID-19 occurrences.
According to the site, this morning's worldwide number of reported cases was 4,858,850 with 1,918,938 recoveries, 329,300 deaths, and 1,556,749 cases in the United States (US). This represents 19,165 new cases in the US, which is 898 more than yesterday.
Of the US cases, the site reports 294,312 recoveries, 93,606 fatalities, 12,647,791 tests administered, and 68,126 cases in my own state, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is reporting 4,770 deaths and 349,700 tests administered.
<i>As previously noted, the numbers of recoveries seem implausibly low for a disease that normally runs its course in two weeks. <A HREF="/@remlaps-lite/the-daily-covid-chronicle-may-7-">Two weeks ago</A>, the site reported 3,775,667 total cases globally and 1,228,609 cases in the US. At this point, it seems like most of those people should have recovered by now.</i>
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<li><b><i>Steem</i></b> @rishabh99946: <A HREF="/@rishabh99946/covid-19-incentivizing-crypto-and-leading-mainstream-adoption">COVID-19 Incentivizing Crypto and Leading Mainstream Adoption</A></li>
<br><li><b><i>Steem</i></b> @julianhorack: <A HREF="/@julianhorack/covid-19-lockdown-day-56-analysing-the-great-global-power-shift">Covid-19 lockdown day 56 – Analysing the great global power shift</A></li>
<br><li><b><i>Steem</i></b> @: <A HREF="/@zafrada/wear-a-mask-even-if-the-only-benefit-is-opening-up-society">Wear a mask .. even if the only benefit is opening up society!</A></li>
<br><li><A HREF="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/05/cdc-and-states-are-misreporting-covid-19-test-data-pennsylvania-georgia-texas/611935/">‘How Could the CDC Make That Mistake?’</A> - <b>Subtitle</b>: <i>The government’s disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same.</i></li>
<br><li><A HREF="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/coronavirus-update-global-case-tally-passes-5-million-us-scientist-says-dont-rely-on-a-vaccine-job-losses-continue-2020-05-21">Coronavirus update: Global case tally passes 5 million; U.S. scientist says don’t rely on a vaccine, job losses continue</A></li>
<br><li><A HREF="https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2020/05/21/astrazeneca-gets-1b-for-potential-covid-19-vaccine.html">AstraZeneca gets $1B to support rapid development of its potential Covid-19 vaccine</A></li>
<br><li><A HREF="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/online-covid-19-dashboard-calculates-how-risky-reopenings-and-gatherings-can-be/">Online COVID-19 Dashboard Calculates How Risky Reopenings and Gatherings Can Be</A> - <b>Subtitle</b>: <i>A new tool gauges the danger that someone may be infected with COVID-19 in groups of different sizes</i></li>
<br><li><A HREF="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coronavirus-vaccine-trials-have-delivered-their-first-results-but-their-promise-is-still-unclear1/">Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Have Delivered Their First Results—But Their Promise Is Still Unclear</A> - <b>Subtitle</b>: <i>Scientists urge caution over hints of success emerging from small human and animal studies</i></li>
<br><li><A HREF="https://www.wired.com/story/polio-is-nearly-wiped-out-covid-19-could-halt-that-progress/">Polio Is Nearly Wiped Out. Covid-19 Could Halt That Progress</A> - <b>Subtitle</b>: <i>The disease once paralyzed 350,000 children each year; vaccination campaigns brought it down to just a few hundred cases. Then, the pandemic struck.</i></li>
<br><li><A HREF="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cdc-now-says-coronavirus-isnt-easily-spread-by-touching-surfaces-2020-05-21">CDC now says coronavirus isn’t easily spread by touching surfaces</A> - <b>Excerpt</b>: <i>Its guidelines now include a section on ways the virus doesn’t easily spread — including from touching surfaces or objects.</i></li>
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